Showing posts with label compact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label compact. Show all posts

Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens

2016-04-21
Some product shots using the A6000 and E 50mm f/1.8
The subject is my NEX 5N with Fujian 35mm f/1.7 mounted

Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens
f/2.0, iso 2500
Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens
f/2.0, iso 1600
Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens

The 5N is a smaller camera than the A6000. Instead of getting a 1 inch sensor camera, I am keeping my 5N and use smaller lenses like the 16-50 kit zoom, sigma 30 and 19, along with manual compact lenses such as my Voiglander 40mm f/1.4 or Fujian 35mm f/1.7. The combo can't beat the size of a Sony Rx100 IV or Panasonic LX100 but it is smaller than any dSLR that I have used. One of my most favorite Pentax is the Kx but the size can't match the 5N with a small lens. I have these comparisons pictures of K-01 and Sony 5N before.
Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens
Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens

When the 1" sensor camera get closer to < $400, I may consider it but until then, I am using the 5N for those moments that smaller size is better suited on 5N.



This small combo with NEX 5N and 16-50 pancake kit zoom happen to be my most used combination even though I have my A6000 with me. I use the A6000 with a fast prime in Voiglander 20mm f/1.8 for other 1-lens outing in Mammoth Lakes visit last week.
Sony NEX 5N, my compact camera in hiking and skiing with 1-lens
Sony NEX 5N and Voiglander 40mm f/1.4
Sony NEX 5N and Voiglander 40mm f/1.4

Both were taken with Voiglander 40mm f/1.4 and A6000. A nice combo for small and compact size similar to FA 43mm f/1.9. The Voiglander has great character wide open and when paired with a $35 Helicoil adapter for better close up, it is well rounded manual focus lens that is UNLIKE any bigger dSLR lenses.

Design a compact dSLR for 2 million Crumpler Bag

2009-09-21
Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustrationI remember the outstanding commercial of a faucet company with a name like Kohler or another brand. A valued customer brings in a a wonderful faucet that looks like a piece of art to an architecture company. The valued customer take out and carefully place the valued piece of faucet design on the table and have one single request to the architect -- design your masterpiece around this faucet.

In a similar way of commercial flow of logic and idea, I ask Pentax to design a compact dSLR that is worthy of my beautiful 2 Million Dollar Crumpler Bag which is small, compact, stylish, comfortable, speak volume in its presence for the owner and has a soul of its kind for personal gadget in storage.

Prototype of the camera request is using my Pentax SuperProgram, an excellent 35mm film SLR camera, mounted with Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 limited, a pancake of thin size lens, for the ideal size of an compact dSLR that will fit my beloved Crumpler small size bag.



Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustration

Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustration


Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustration

Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustration

Pentax DA 21mm f/3.2 on Pentax SuperProgram, compact dSLR illustration
Illustration photos were shot with Pentax K20D and Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 1:1 macro limited

I would hopefully find out soon how the digital DA 21mm work on my SuperProgram without an aperture ring and the mechanics of choosing the aperture as in a digital body as my Pentax K20D. Few has mentioned wide open aperture metering. As soon as I manage to figure out what 400 b&w 35mm films will go well with the test. Please let me know of your favorite b&w film that is inexpensive and easy to try out on a HinTheMan's budget which is starting low and gradually experiment to find that best bang for the bucks.


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